SOLUTION: In 2000 an archeologist discovered a sandal made from yucca fiber that she believed was from A.D. 700. Estimate the percentage of the yucca fiber's original carbon-14 that remained

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Question 59882This question is from textbook Applied College Algebra
: In 2000 an archeologist discovered a sandal made from yucca fiber that she believed was from A.D. 700. Estimate the percentage of the yucca fiber's original carbon-14 that remained when the sandal was found. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. This question is from textbook Applied College Algebra

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In 2000 an archeologist discovered a sandal made from yucca fiber that she believed was from A.D. 700. Estimate the percentage of the yucca fiber's original carbon-14 that remained when the sandal was found. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
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Formula:
A = S (1/2)^(t/5730)
Your problem:
A = S (1/2)^(1300/5730)
A= S (0.85448...)
Amount of carbon 14 left in year 2000 is 85.45% of the original amount.
Cheers,
Stan H.